Africa’s $3 Trillion Climate Finance Gap: Leaders Demand Justice at Addis Summit
Africa’s leaders have issued a stark warning: without serious funding, the continent will struggle to live above the devastating impacts of climate change. Meeting in Addis Ababa for the second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2), the African Union (AU)…
Australia Warned of ‘Cascading’ Climate Disasters as Government Prepares New Emissions Target
Australia is facing a future of more frequent, extreme, and overlapping climate disasters that will strain industries, services, and infrastructure nationwide. This is according to a landmark government risk assessment released on Monday. The…
Addis Ababa to Host High-Stakes Talks on Financing a Green Future
African leaders, UN officials, and world presidents will converge in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from Monday, September 8 to 10 for the second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2), a gathering that promises to place the continent at the center of global climate…
Climate Change is Making Flights Bumpier and the Skies Riskier
Flying may never feel the same again. Scientists warn that turbulence, already the most common cause of in-flight injuries is becoming more frequent and intense as climate change reshapes the atmosphere. Clear-air turbulence (CAT), the invisible kind…
When Work Becomes Dangerous: The Rising Threat of Heat Stress in a Warming World
In offices, factories, farms, and construction sites across the globe, a new and relentless form of workplace stress is taking shape. It is silent, invisible, and intensifying: heat. As the planet warms and extreme temperatures become the new normal, the…
Hurricane Erin Swells in Atlantic, Forcing Evacuations and Closing US East Coast Beaches
Beaches along the US East Coast are being shut down as Hurricane Erin, a massive storm swirling northward in the Atlantic, threatens dangerous rip currents from Florida to New England. The storm, which battered Puerto Rico with flooding rains earlier…
Digging Into Antarctica’s Muddy Secrets: What the Seabed Reveals About Climate and Life
Earlier this year, an international team of scientists ventured into the harsh wilderness of the Antarctic Peninsula, enduring bone-numbing cold, icy winds, and heaving seas. Their mission: to dig into the seabed mud and unlock centuries of hidden…
Climate Change Is Fueling a Mental Health Crisis in the World’s Most Vulnerable Communities
When the worst floods in more than a decade struck Nigeria in 2022, more than two million people were forced from their homes. Families crowded into displacement camps, mourning lost relatives, livelihoods, and futures washed away by the rising waters.…
NIDCOM Chair Receives Groundbreaking Climate Change Book, Calls for Deeper Engagement on West Africa’s Environmental Future
The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has received a copy of a newly released book on climate change, described by experts as one of the most timely and comprehensive works addressing the environmental crisis…
Political Resolve in Focus as Global Health and Climate Leaders Chart Path to COP30
Leaders in health and climate worldwide who were in Brasília from July 29 to 31 for the Fifth Global Conference on Climate and Health have rededicated themselves to shaping the future of climate and health policy ahead of COP30 fixed for November.…